Hardest Ground in Ballantyne

Date: 2023-09-09 AO: stonehenge Q: war_eagle PAX: lex_luthor, Spitball, war_eagle, one niner, toejam, rehab FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Mosey to Campbell Soup building for COP of SSH, IW, PP, MNC, MC THE THANG: – Run up Bagpipe Hill stopping for 10 derkins on each side of bridge over 485. A preview of the workout was given in that we were going to hit various, rarely used parking decks with some of the best views of the Ballantyne Bowl and uptown. Instructions were given to the pax to enjoy the views once we got to the top of each deck. – Bang a left into 1st parking deck. Run up each level with 10 merkins at bottom and 10 diamond merkins at top of each level. (Q fail here for failure to scout out AO as there was only 1 level from where we started). At the top we did partner work of P1 bear crawl down the parking lot with a merkin at each parking spot while P2 ran down and back flapjacking several times. – On to 2nd parking deck between the new apartments and new office building. More partner work. P1 runs up 1 level, 10 plank jacks then down stairs. P2 does called core exercise then flapjack as we worked our way up one level at a time. Core exercises were LBC, pistol crunch LBC, H2H, flutter and Rosalitas. At top P1 ran a loop around the deck enjoying the sunrise and view while P2 planked. (This deck was deceptively high. Looked like 4 levels but was 7. This took longer than anticipated). – 3rd deck, on corner of Btyne Commons and Btyne Corporate was solo work so the thoroughbreds could get after it. Suicides up the parking deck running each level up and stairs down. 5 burpees at the start and 15 monkey humpers at stairs on way down. Due to time we were only able to make it to the 3rd level. That is a shame bc this deck would have been the best view winner. – Mosey back to launch taking the Lex Luthor advised shortcut through The Amp (which YHC attended the free concert on Friday and it is going to be great having that in our backyard). MARY: Some various Mary to finish last 2 minutes at launch. ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Midriff 5k an hour extravaganza. COT: – Toejam updated on his coworker who had a heart transplant and got out of the hospital in 1 month when the expectation was 3 months. – Lex passed along wise advice on forgiveness. Instead of wishing ill will in those we are holding grudges against we should wish that they have the best life ever. The blessings will in turn cone back to us.